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Kansas Man Survives Chipmunk Crash

Witnesses Heard Engine "Sputtering" During Failed Go-Around

A pilot from Benton, Kansas was hospitalized in "serious but stable" condition after apparently making a forced landing following engine trouble in his 1953 de Havilland DHC-1 Saturday morning.

Aero-TV: FAA's Cintron at '11 SAFE Symposium -- 'Committed to the Right Things'

One of the FAA's Top Feds Seems Right on Target

As noted in previous editorial coverage, we've had a few folks ask us why we've given so much attention and 'ink' or air-time to the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE)... while the results of the recently concluded Pilot Training Reform Symposium should now be all the justification we'll ever need for our decision to make sure that the efforts of this organization were covered aggressively.

NTSB: Pilot Error Led To 2009 Pilatus Accident In MT

A Series Of Operational Mistakes Resulted In The Fatal Injury Of 14 People

The NTSB determined Tuesday that the cause of the March 2009 deadly crash of a Pilatus airplane was a series of operational errors made by the pilot.

IAM, HBC Begin Negotiations

Labor, Management Both Critical Of Obama Administration

At the outset of the negotiations late last week between the IAM and Hawker Beechcraft, both sides seemed to agree on at least one thing ... President Barack Obama is no friend to the aviation manufacturing industry.

GAMA Testimony Underscores Progress Of GA Security

Stresses Importance Of Future Measures

The Chairman of the GAMA Security Committee and the President and CEO of Jeppesen, Mark Van Tine, testified Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security regarding the authorization of the TSA.